Wednesday 6th October 2021

[refitman]

Morning all.

[gilsey]

Good morning.

"new Tory economic model will end ‘decades of drift and dither’"

[gilsey]

Following on from street lighting being the solution to VAWG

Johnson says the Covid crisis was a “lightening flash illumination” of a problem left unaddressed for decades - social care.

He says delayed discharge has exacerbated the problem.

He says it is unfair that treatment for cancer is funded by the state, but treatment of Alzheimers is not.

And he says the government will use new technology to help; it will ensure electronic patient records can be easily shared between health and social care.

[AnatolyKasparov]

My main response to all that - "is that it?"

Strikingly empty.

[refitman]

[RogerOThornhill]

Good afternoon.

Well, I never...

[RogerOThornhill]

And obviously into recycling jokes as well as policies...

[AnatolyKasparov]

Not like its even that good a joke in the first place.

[tinybgoat]

This from the man who wants to build a bridge to Ireland.

[tinyclanger2]

Evening.

[tinyclanger2]

Not like its even that good a joke in the first place.

The other half occasionally attempts humour.
I feel it's my duty to advise against it.

[tinyclanger2]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... e-and-play
Berlin’s car ban campaign: ‘It’s about how we want to live, breathe and play’
Petition to forbid private car use in area equal in size to London’s zones 1 and 2 has collected 50,000 backers

Very happy to see this. I tried (in vain) to get a certain environmental organisation interested in this kind of approach 20 years ago.

[RogerOThornhill]

Oops.

Tory Councillor also a supporter of Patriotic Alternative.

[refitman]